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Rink MI for Modified “Flip” Skates Through RTM over Objections of Referrers

“What does Byram get out of this $50 or maybe $60 million project? We get an access road that will split the park in half.” – Alex Popp
“Eugene Morlot park will be truly accessible to people of all abilities and ages, creating POCD guiding principle #1 an even greater sense of place.” – Steph Cowie Continue Reading →

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Selectmen Roundup: Bill to Curb “Vexatious Responders,” Shorter Outdoor Dining Season OK’d, OGRCC Lease at Civic Center

The First Selectman said he supports proposed legislation in Hartford that would strengthen the “vexatious requester” law as it pertains to FOI requests.
“We’ve estimated certain individuals have cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars alone because we have to send department heads up to Hartford and it’s an all day thing.” Continue Reading →

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Food Scrap Program Expands in Greenwich: Drop-Off Bins Headed for Binney Park and Cos Cob Park

The Town of Greenwich applied for and was awarded a $15,892 grant from DEEP for 3 smart food collection bins. Greenwich’s BET approved DEEP Food Scrap Grant after many questions about data privacy. The vote was 10-0-1 in favor because Mr. Kalb was no longer on the call and Ms Tarkington abstained. Continue Reading →

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Caught between Town Noise Ordinance and Declined Request for Funds for Electric Leaf Blowers, DPW, Parks & Rec Issue Joint Statement

Greenwich’s gas leaf blower ban will start the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, impacting commercial landscapers, residents and both Parks & Rec and DPW. On Thursday, DPW commissioner Jim Michel and Parks and Rec director Joe Siciliano issued a joint statement with plans to respond to the lack of town funding to purchase electric leaf blower equipment for their departments. Continue Reading →

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OGA Annual Meeting Highlights Park Protection, DPW Projects, OG School, I-95 Noise

Among the other speakers were Dept of Public Works commissioner Jim Michel; Old Greenwich School building committee chair, James Waters; Peter Uhry from Friends of Binney Park; Jane Kuesel, from Friends of Greenwich Point; and Daren Schneider of Stop I95 Noise. Continue Reading →

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In Back Country, Patience Wears Thin: Out-of-Town Speeding Drivers, Waze  & Google Maps Routing Algorithms

“We have presented a range of ideas to the town. Those ideas have been brushed off in our opinion, without any counter-suggestions or collaborative process or meaningful contributions to specifically adjust the ideas.” – Brendon DeSimone, Round Hill Association president Continue Reading →

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North Street Bridge Project Leads to DPW “Projects of Opportunity” to Address West Brothers Brook Drainage

DPW Commissioner Jim Michel said about half a dozen different projects had been identified between Old Church Road and Long Island Sound that would help lower the water surface level in the area of the North Street bridge. Continue Reading →

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